- Music Title: The Ballroom Blitz
- Artist: The Sweet
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Artist Profile – The Sweet
Synced Title: The Ballroom Blitz
Formed: Middlesex, UK, 1968
Musical Genre: Glam rock
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Description: After debuting with blatantly teenybop material, a later clutch of storming singles made hard rockers The Sweet the exception that proved the rule among the early 1970s glampop acts like Suzi Quatro, Mud and Smokie who looked to the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn for their chart topping material.
Key Singles: Title / Date / Label / Chart Pos
CoCo / 1971 / RCA / UK 2, USA 99
Little Willy / 1972 / RCA / UK 4, USA 3
WigWam Bam / 1972 / RCA / UK 4
Block Buster / 1973 / RCA / UK 2, USA 73
Hell Raiser / 1973 / RCA / UK 2
The Ballroom Blitz / 1974 / RCA / UK 2, USA 5
Teenage Rampage / 1973 / RCA / UK 2
Love Is Like Oxygen / 1978 / Polydor / UK 9, US 8
Key Albums: Title / Date / Label / Chart Pos
Sweet Fanny Adams / 1974 / RCA / UK 27
Key Members:
Brain Connolly (vocals)
Steve Priest (bass)
Andy Scott (guitar)
Mick Tucker (drums)
Key Websites:
www.thesweet.com
www.facebook.com/the.sweet.web
Master Rights Holder: Sony
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